Postdoctoral Fellow-Genome Editing and gene therapy

Postdoctoral fellow positions are available in the Jiang Lab (https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/jianglab/) at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York. The goal of our lab is to evolve CRISPR-based genome editing tools into next-generation gene therapies to treat those untreatable human genetic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis and liver cancer. To achieve this, we will engineer advanced CRISPR tools to correct or model the defective genomic DNA, and further deliver these newly-engineered editors into targeted organs to correct the corresponding phenotypes. The current disease models include cystic fibrosis, mitochondrial diseases, and liver cancer. The position offers a competitive salary, subsidized housing, and exposure to a highly translational and vibrant research environment at Mount Sinai and the New York City area.

 

The qualified candidate should have

 

•            PhD degree

 

•            Proficient experience with molecular biology-related experiments, cell biology-related experiments, and mouse experiments.

 

•            Proofs of the ability to independently lead a project

 

•            Good written and oral communication skills

 

Experiences with in vivo animal works (mouse) or/and computational analysis of large data sets are preferred. Please send your CV and the names of three references to Dr. Tingting Jiang (tingting.jiang@mssm.edu)